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pCloud vs Zerto

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pCloud

File Storage & Backup

Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zerto logo

Zerto

File Storage & Backup

Continuous data protection with near-zero RPO

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: pCloud headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher; Zerto zerto with Azure is listed on UK G-Cloud as a reseller-managed disaster recovery service, not Zerto's own licence pricing, with OS management from £75 per host per month for the public sector

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which pCloud and Zerto actually diverge.

Attributes where pCloud and Zerto differ
AttributepCloudZerto
Starting priceOn request$5/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWebWindows, Linux, Web
FoundedUnknown2009

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage & Backup).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in pCloud

Nothing recorded that Zerto does not also cover.

Only in Zerto

  • Continuous data protection
  • Journal-based recovery
  • Automated failover
  • Non-disruptive testing
  • Multi-cloud mobility
  • Long-term retention
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

pCloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the pCloud review.

Zerto

  • Data protectionnot pCloud
  • Disaster recoverynot pCloud
  • Business continuitynot pCloud
  • Ransomware protectionnot pCloud
  • Compliancenot pCloud

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

pCloud

  • Headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher
  • Ultra 10TB plan's download link traffic is capped at 2TB, the same limit as the much smaller Premium Plus 2TB plan, despite the 5x storage difference

Zerto

  • Zerto with Azure is listed on UK G-Cloud as a reseller-managed disaster recovery service, not Zerto's own licence pricing, with OS management from £75 per host per month for the public sector

Pricing, plan by plan

pCloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.

Zerto

$5/month
  • Zerto Enterprise Cloud$5/month
    • Continuous protection
    • Journal-based recovery
    • Multi-cloud mobility

Which should you pick?

Choose pCloud if

Nothing in the data separates pCloud from Zerto on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

pCloud review

Choose Zerto if

  • You need continuous data protection.
  • You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
  • You also want journal-based recovery.
Zerto review

Questions people ask

Is pCloud or Zerto better?
Neither clearly leads. pCloud starts at On request and Zerto at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, pCloud or Zerto?
pCloud starts at On request and Zerto at $5/month.
Does pCloud or Zerto run on more platforms?
pCloud runs on Web. Zerto runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What can pCloud do that Zerto cannot?
Zerto covers Continuous data protection, Journal-based recovery, Automated failover, Non-disruptive testing.
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